Man who stabbed neighbour to death 'in self-defence' sentenced to seven and a half years in jail

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Daniel Sharpe says he and his father feared for their lives when he stabbed his neighbour 11 times, killing him. He has been sentenced to over seven years in jail for the manslaughter.

A Batemans Bay man has been sentenced to over seven years in jail for stabbing his neighbour to death.20-year-old Daniel Sharpe was found guilty of manslaughter after stabbing his neighbour to death in Batemans Bay in 2019He has been sentenced to seven years and six months in jailSharpe stabbed his neighbour Andrew Drake 11 times, after an altercation between Mr Drake and Sharpe's father.

They barely knew each other, but Mr Drake had chatted to Sharpe's father over the fence, complimenting him on his choice of music.Things began to unravel when Sharpe had a disagreement with his father and left the shed where they were drinking.Sharpe said Mr Drake had a knife, and had stabbed his father's hand.He told the court he had been terrified for his own life and for his father's life.

 

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